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Show WiUI SAVINGS DRIVE GASH AGGUMULATES National Officials Pleased With Results Attained in Utah. War eavings stamps to the total of u.1,000 have been sold in Utah to date, according to a government report received re-ceived yesterday by State Director George T. Odell and Janios YY. Collins, chairman chair-man of the state committee o:i war savings. This is a little better than SO per cent over the average sales for the period of time covered and for this reason the war wivinss oiticials are hichlv pleased with the ghowhiK that Is bcinir 'made hv l ta.li In the raksins of the $L,.ihil',0'"'0,0io war loan for the government by the sjlIo of wmi pavings and thrift stamps. A telegram- from Crank A. Yandetllp, chairman of the na tional war savings committee, received esu-rdav bv the local lo-cal war savings officials, states that the $."0,(tiiiiiu Tnni-k was passed yesterday by the nation in t he saie of war savings i -stamps. This is considered an excellent j sliowuii; fat- t lie couni rv, The work in Salt I-ako and throughout T'taii is Koini: ahead with a rush, according accord-ing to tl;e local oiticials. Yesterday the big $inn-(iiio drive was launched by members mem-bers of the Rotary luh of Salt I,ake and this driv is to be eompleied by noon next Tuesday, when the members will make a report of their sales at the regular luncheon lunch-eon of the club. Cvery member of the club is out with a list of tpn names of persons to be canvassed can-vassed and each member expects to sell not less than S 1 00 worth of stamps to ea'h of his ten people. There are Ut0 members of the club and If each member sells ,H'i"ir wonh of sutnips there will he a srrand total of Ji!'"'.""" worth sold. The club members will strive to reach thib mark, but they have set SlOn.noo worth as the minimum amount to be sold during the drive. Th bis drive for organization of war savings societies In Salt I-ake county and throughout the state of Ctah was for- mallv launched at a dinner at the Com-m. Com-m. r. ial club at 6:50 last night, which was attended by about iw e:ity-f,ve members of the various committees into whose , hands this important work harn been intrusted. in-trusted. F.ugene B. I'nlmor Is oh airman of the state committee whh-h wiil ha e ceneral direction of the war savings society work throughout tho state, and at the dinner I la-st nicht he outlined to tiiose in at- tendance soniethm? of the work that It id (expected to a-TOr pli.-h through the tne-, tne-, diurn of the societies. It Is proposed to oriraniz a so-irt y ' amnne the emnloyen? of every laru-e busi- P'VS m The state ard also arT.or.i; the reo- p!e cf the rural d;strh-ts. In f.ft. " the j ent rtl conunitleo propose?, if piss:b!o. ! to h.- societ b- rx'n an ,u:a .l.' 'r.-ni-i bers-hip of ImO. p'rsur.s wlth.n a ( nvr t !i r 1 n e. I' t h t-ociety will :ae its own ofrber , an ! wilt s'-Te ai! rnemer r ""?: b. , F-o-h in.-rnb?r of B'jch a srvc:eL will pd.- h i tt. i f to do s 'e::ia r stvine j .ird iu' iri: o' w.ir 5an-.y. In fat t. It is j proposed i, hn & e.'.ch i'---i.ber t;;ke a , pb--1 o pun-ha-e a c'. en - v-nutit of I Cun.pi eve;-v ur.'V or n.oiih r f the ear ' from new un' ! i the end of tr-e year. In i th: nmniiT it i e ; e 1 th:-1 a la rce r"r:n of tl-e s'at 9 J ..i rj-j,.;a Df j the trrett loan w:!J he ra:s-d. |